UNDER THE SAME ROOF: GRANDPARENTAL CO-RESIDENCE AND CO-PARENTING PATTERNS IN MODERN CHINESE FAMILIES

Abstract This study aimed to examine the role of grandparental co-residence in shaping coparenting patterns Chinese family context. Using a sample 5,795 children (Mean age = 6.74 years; SD 3.82) from China Family Panel Studies 2012-2018, we offered novel typology six based on daytime and nighttime childcare information: a) care only (15.4%); b) grandparent-parent (10.9%); c) parental (44.5%); d) grandparent-private (4.2%); e) parent-private (16%); f) private (e.g., paid nanny, nursery schools/kindergartens, others, 9.1%). Fixed-effects multinominal logistic regression was applied investigate effects childcare, daily over time, controlling for set child characteristics conditions. Grandmother contributed both grandparenting, while grandfather increased likelihood grandparenting during daytime. In terms coparenting, grandmother associated with probability as well merely coparenting. It also found that child’s experience separation mother last year mother’s employment were two key determinants behavior families. Findings suggest co-residing grandparents, particularly grandmothers, may function kind supplementary resource response lack maternal resulted migration labor force participation.